Thanks, you two. Unfortunately we ran into more troubles on my end with the bank, so no settlement occurred today. It was nothing to do with my credit or anything, just bureaucracy and red tape. My solicitor had to request an extension til the end of the week. I also had to pony up $6000 to cover an unexpected shortfall in costs, but I’m just glad I had the savings to cover it. Nearly there... I never want to get married again either!
I strategically waited to reply to XH about taking S2 this weekend. Kind of expected the settlement would be delayed, so decided to keep my agreement in the back pocket in case I needed it to smooth things over. Sent the email this afternoon and he didn’t respond. There was no response about the delayed settlement either. So all good?
A funny thing - XH has started hiding from me during kid exchanges. He lets S2 knock on the door and stands waaaay off to the side when I open it. When he passes me S2’s school bag, he literally holds it at arm’s length to avoid coming into my line of sight. I must be pretty scary.
On the plus side, my boss told me today that I’m being promoted to VP of my department. I’ve been a team leader for nearly a year (a promotion that came literally a week before XH walked out) and it seems they’re pleased with my performance. I’m so grateful and fortunate to have my job. The company reimbursed all my counselling sessions and allowed me to take paid time off whenever I needed it over the past year. I’m very lucky.
As an example of the company culture: every employee received a care package last week - hand delivered by one of the HR team members - with snacks, a gift card, and a thank you note for transitioning smoothly to WFH. Pretty cool!
